I suffer with this and it’s quite hard. It impacts all aspects of my life, but I got great support and with this, it’s becoming much more known. Thank you!
I have this and it’s no joke. Imagine all the worst symptoms of your period times a million. Thankfully I’ve got medication to help me, but the first 10 days - 2 weeks before my period I spiralled into a breakdown multiple times per day that were so severe I can’t even say on here how bad it got. All hormone-related. My heart goes out to anyone else that has this.
Me too. I am on Yasmin as it's the only way I can function. I'm 37 and thriving on Yasmin. I was put on it when I was 16. All my doctors are aware of how severe it is for me and that I would literally rather not live than go off the pill. Studies show that the risk of blood clots is very low given modern birthcontrol pills have such a low dose of estrogen. My hormones were so out of wack that the pill actually helped to fix many symptoms. I no longer retain 20 lbs of water weight have an absent and spotty persistent period that would go on for months at a time, or I'd have no period for months at a time, debilitating pain, even worse anxiety, even worse insomnia, and even worse depression. I literally could not go to school as I'd get so angry due to such extreme fluctuations I'd throw things and break things angry at my body. Within a few days after taking Yasmin I felt like a whole new woman. I tried going off the pill three different times against my will because I had issues with insurance covering the name brand, but I have a reaction to the generic. Within a few days I was going absolutely nuts. All my symptoms would hit me and I remember limping into my gyno saying that if she could not prescribe me my Yasmin to get by until my insurance would cover it I was going to kill myself (this was back in like 2012) because my symptoms would last half the month regardless if I got my period. Due to pharma sensitivities and horrific side effects I can only take Yasmin. Anything else besides CBD is simply not worth the risk or side effects. I am in a very low percent of people with 'high sensitivity' to pharma. Meaning I get the worst side effects on liek 1/4th of the dose that would actually be prescribed to someone of my height and weight. Yet, most dr's do not believe me. So I do the least invasive thing: Yasmin. It's safe and tried and true for me as I simply lack some hormones my body desperately needed. Some women do not benefit from hormones but it allowed me to actually live.
@sophgrace9017 That sounds absolutely difficult to deal with. Does the medication help with the pain? And how do you deal with PMDD when the medication isn't as effective?
I’m pretty sure I have it, but i haven’t gotten diagnosed yet. It’s wild. It’s like depression all of the sudden. I can’t feel ANY joy. No drive to do anything. It’s like being locked out of your mind.
Same here. 😮💨 I really want to talk to my doctor about it, but she hasn't been working when I have gone to the doctor's office. Other doctors took her place. I feel like I have it. It's a struggle man. 😔💔
Just had a similar episode last week before my period and I wasn’t aware of why it was happening. I suddenly started feeling like shit on a Tuesday night and then I had a terrible whole week crying every evening after work and I just couldn’t stop it and had nobody to talk to. I felt like no one would understand me anyway. I had suicidal thoughts. Now I’m ok and I’m remember other situations when I felt like this over the years but this time it was really intense
Yes. So you should help your wife/gf around the house. Or if u r single, be nice and considerate to your mom and or sisters when they r not feeling well
@@thichchuiantiI have PMDD it is worse than my periods and I don’t wish it on anyone. So I would not say this is an extreme example apparently it’s a rare condition that is a part of menstrual cycles. However it definitely is like this for me and other women I am sure that suffer from PMDD, PMS is normal however this is an extreme part of PMS that is not normal. But sadly this is the reality that does effect some women.
Honestly, you are a good man for admitting that. My fiancé almost passed out when I got my epidural while pushing our daughter out. He can’t even admit that I’m in pain and he gets frustrated whenever I’m in pain. There’s a lot of guys who won’t even admit it so seriously kudos to you.❤
@@thichchuianti I think you’re right, but I also think that women’s periods are not understood very well. I have PMDD and it took them like two decades to diagnose it correctly. So basically what I’m saying is there’s probably a lot more women who actually have this disorder or other period related disorders that they are unaware of or will never be diagnosed because we don’t really have a lot of research done on women’s bodies.
Thank you so much for covering PMDD. Both me and my cousin have it & before she told me about it I thought I was going insane. I would get so unbelievably low & have to hide myself away from my loved ones because I’d end up snapping at them and crying so much afterwards because I felt so horrible ❤
Me too - the depression and suicidal thoughts are unbearable...and the crazy thing was that I would get really scared of myself each month that I know it would come, but I would try to mentally prepare my thoughts and tell myself, I won't be so depressed bc I know it will come. But it's absolutely crazy how nothing can prepare you, and the depressive delusions are still so real.
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing your struggle with us. Your experience sounds almost unbearable. What do you do when the symptoms of PMDD gets so bad as you described?
@@Psych2go If I’m irritable then I isolate myself but instead surround myself with my favourite sensory things like a blanket, nice candle, my favourite snacks & watch or play something. Just try and make everything as low pressure and as comfortable as possible & if none of that works then just sleep 💜
I had this feeling of extreme sadness and depression along with suicidal thoughts during my periods i noticed this pattern occurred a week or few days before my periods i searched about it and got to know about pmdd and now one of my fav TH-cam channel even made a video about it really thank you for this ❤
I have this!!! I am so happy and feel so seen y’all made a video on this. Did you know there is a recent study that PMDD is actually biological and could be due to genetic factors? So cool c:
@@Psych2go yes! My mother and I believe maternal grandmother as well. Some good articles on the etiology of PMDD include PMC Pubmed central, and MGH center for Women’s mental health. I hope this helps!
I have this. I have severe mood swinds, i cant regulate my emotions and i have paralyzing anxiety and depression. Very low stress tolerance. This a horrible disorder, but im glad that it is being acknowledged and feel less alone as I read the comments.
At 32 I have never heard of this before two weeks ago. This has ruined all of my past relationships, and family relations. This needs to be talked about more. I thought I was just crazy. ):
I'm sure I have pmdd and I suspect myself of autism. Can you elaborate a bit what it feels like to have autism and pmdd. Like any key things to help me identify. I know it's different for everyone but it's really help. I'm currently in my pmdd phase. And istg I just. Okay mwmwnwnwnwn
I don't have an official diagnosis yet, but my doctors do suspect this. It's horrible. For me and everyone around me. I have UC in addition to potential PMDD, so I'm afraid to take SSRIs for it since that can cause issues with UC. Hoping tomorrow's appointment will give me more options 😕 Best of luck to those who suffer. This is thoroughly sucks.
Hi, can you please tell me what’s a UC? I’m taking ssris and I’m afraid to do something that might worsen my condition. I hope this comment finds you well ❤
thank you for making this ♥ I struggle with PMDD. it started when i turned 30. it makes me feel so fatigued,hungry, bloated and my mental health declines rapidly. there's no relief until my period starts. i've tried everything.
I just started 5-htp which, I am not certain but it seems to be the opposite of what the Dr's usually prescribe which are SSRI's.. but for me, that and adrenal fatigue herbs go a long way! I just take few days off right after my period ends each month. ..
I suffer from this and finally got diagnosed in 2020.. thanks so much for this. Love to see people spreading awareness. PMDD is real and is very rough for many other women like myself.
@@Psych2go Of course-love your videos and this chanel! My symtpoms have been soo much better and more manageable. I am seeing a therapist, taking more vitamins, practicing self-care, and taking Zoloft daily has helped so much. I am also in a lot of support groups for PMDD sufferers and shared this video!
It's rough for men like myself who have complex PTSD comorbid with major depressive disorder with their mother's PMDD being one of the contributing factors, but no one wants to talk about that. Must be nice to have support groups that exist for PMDD. What 5 year old child should have to remind his mom to take her "happy pills" (which didn't work) because he was terrified of the possibility of the abuse he would likely face from her. Do you know what it's like getting snapped at, and yelled at with that person's teeth clenched in a growling tone of voice?
thank you for covering pmdd!! as someone who deals with the disorder it feels hard to do much of anything, but having people be more knowledgeable of the disorder makes me feel seen.
Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.
Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, I would like to give them a try but haven't found any legit grower to get it.
A lot of people have testified about this and I really want to give it a shot. I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels
The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
I have PMDD. Combine it with BPD, ADHD and MDD, it's a miracle that i'm still alive. Since I've been correctly diagnosed (originally misdiagnosed with bipolar) I've found ways to manage the symptoms. My boss is great and understanding, they try to schedule me around the severity of it. Every cycle I consider getting a hysterectomy or getting surgery to become a guy. Overwhelming and confusing for everyone in my life.
me too gorliepop 😞I get so increadibly suicidal and miserable before and during my period it majorly sucks! I defiantly feel for you queen, stay strong and hang in there you'll figure things out.
@@hollymauery346 Vitex/chasteberry fruit helps me with mood and mental health issues before my period. It also helps me with enegy levels. You can try it. I take swanson supplemt. You have to rest for a month after 5-6 months and then take the supplement again. Sorry for my english, Im from Spain 😅
Thank you for sharing with us. How have you been coping with it in the last 12 years? Do you have people in your life who can support you through the pain?
Omg I’ve had it for 12 years too! Everything changed the moment I got my period…but hey we’re still here :) not sure if you are on Reddit but r/pmdd can be very validating.
I have PMDD and it is terrible. You cry during your period, but with PMDD you cry to the point where you're wailing. Around my early 20s, I would get hospitalized because I would be severely depressed and have suicidal thoughts. It would usually happen around the end of the year and for a very long time I've been fearing I'd end up going back around Christmas. But, I finally realized that everytime I went there, I would eventually start my period. So I really don't panic about it anymore. I was already diagnosed with it around the time. I just didn't think suicidal thoughts had anything to do with it.
@elainemelanie9230 same, I also had a suicide attempt and it was the week before my period arrived where I was having suicide ideation. I started researching about period and depression and then find out about PMDD. It saved my life knowing about it. I thought I was going insane but now I know is just PMDD.
I’ve aged out of the situation. Just popped in to say that my PMS turned to PMDD, in my mid 30’s. It was awful, for the whole family. Luckily, menopause cleared 95% of my mental and depressive issues. I’ve had no problems for about 15 years now. I have always known there was a strong correlation between my hormones and my mental health, I was very happy until about age 14, but back then doctors had no idea what to do about it.
I appreciate that this video also mentions the physical symptoms. Mental and emotional symptoms can be hard for people to understand and take seriously.
Thank you so much for talking about this topic. I am a minor that has been diagnosed with PMDD, it’s almost taken my life and it has severely affected my relationships in my life. I am currently trying to find medication that works to alleviate the symptoms, I still haven’t found anything that works but im trying. Only one person in my life has PMDD, my grandmother, and it gets a bit lonely not having anyone else to talking about it with. I wish it had more recognition, so thank you for talking about it.
Huh... Interesting. Even as a man I think it's good to be informed about these things so in the future I may can help whoever might need it. Even if it's just understanding what they are going through and having more patience with them.
I have all the symptoms, and I didn't know it could affect me like this until my psychiatrist said that I got worse during menstrual period. This is really annoying, I had a really bad anxiety attack. Now I know the name of it. Thanks for the video!
This is AMAZING! I'm so happy you have a video in this!! I've been dealing with this for a couple of years I'm so glad that there's finally a Psych2go video on it!
thanks for educating others on this! I have been diagnosed with PMDD for a couple years and dude it is no joke! I am learning to live with it, but it still is a struggle. I get really super suicidal before and during my period, and I just assumed that that is what happens to everyone on their period but nah. I didn't know for ***years*** that feeling suicidal wasn't a normal symptom of being on your period. one day I was talking to my doctor cause I have several other disorders and they too always got worse while on my period and I was explaining this to her and she stopped me and was like "Woah, woah, woah hold it right there... Do you always get really suicidal on your period?" I responded "yeah like every month haha why?" and she just said "Oh honey, that's not a normal thing..." and so we talked about it and she diagnosed me later, and then I told my mom and she was like "oh I'm sorry, that's not a fun thing to deal with." and then she told me that she, and ***both*** of my grandmothers have PMDD as well 💀so genetically I was screwed from the start. I still experience pms symptoms but their on friggin steroids man, like I get cramps that make me pass out, hot flashes, cold sweats, atrocious lower back pain, binging and wanting to literally eat everything within sight, or food aversions so bad I can't eat anything, bloating, horrible acne/breakouts, severe panic attacks, crazy irritability, and INSANE mood swings, like one minute I am fine and the next I am about to bite your head off because you touched me, or I'll start *hysterically* crying because I saw a soilder coming home video or a pregnancy announcement. I also have little tiny manic episodes that usually end with a pretty killer depressive episode, the manic high is so crazy idk how to describe it but the depresive episode... bro it freakin sucks man. It can be especially hard sometimes because people don't understand that it is different from PMS and so they think I'm just overreacting/complaining and acting like a baby. it can be really frustrating. like I'll just start sobbing out of the blue like I just get mega sad for no reason. and then people freak out and they're like "What's wrong?" I say "idk" but then they think I'm just trying to be difficult and annoying but I really am telling the truth I really don't know why I am crying, dude. well anyway.... thanks for listening to my ted talk lol
This explains a lot, I always feel so much more drained, sick and down when I am about a week or two away from have my period and up to a week after, at first I thought I just had depressive episodes with 2 weeks in-between but the episodes being so regular seemed illogical, or at least illogical compared to my previous episodes before my period became regular.
I had these symptoms . I now have accupuncture weekly at the moment and have seen a significant change with sleep? Energy and mood. Not cheap but I will have a break at some point to see how my body responds ❤
I have PMDD and during the week before my period I’ve tried to kms and seriously self harmed. I also recommend going on a higher birth control… it’s helped me alot
@@Psych2go yes I do, and I was doing great until today… I’m 112 days clean. But when I went to donate blood they said no because they thought that I would have fresh cuts and I don’t.I even offered to let them check my body but they wouldn’t let me donate and now I want to kms so bad
I thought I just was depressed sometimes because of ADHD and PTSD. But I wrote my cycle down and I think I only feel suicidal a week before my period. I'm super tired and can't get anything done. Gonna talk about it with my psychologist. Thank you!
I never got diagnosed with anything but I most definitely have pms or pmdd. My mom an I were genuinely concerned for my safty with how bad my depression would get right before my period(gender dysphoria didn't help) luckily I started a birth control that stops my periods almost a year ago and I can't remember the last time of been happy this consistently.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. If you don't mind my asking, does this mean that, thanks to your birth control, you no longer struggle with PMDD? Or does it still occur from time to time?
my therapist brought this up with me and after coming out of another episode of random week long depression, then starting my period, I'm going to bring this up with my doctor next time I visit :) thank you guys for posting this!
I haven't been diagnosed with PMDD, but I do have an anxiety dosorder and depression. And I really feel those instrusive thoughts before my cycle. I'm glad people are talking about this
I was diagnosed with PMDD after years of menstrual struggles and mental health issues. It's important to note that PMDD can be misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder or BPD, it nearly happened to me several times because PMDD is severely unstudied. Not many doctors know it even exists. Sometime after being diagnosed, my psychiatrist recommended I ask my OBGYN is there are birth controls that are more or less effective in dealing with PMDD symptoms. Not only was my doctor not fully informed on what PMDD is, but she said that, as of 2022, those kind of studies don't even exist because "it's a lot of time and money to get these studies going and no one would want to be a subject on those studies anyways because they disrupt people's lives." The then asked rhetorically if I would want to be in that kind of study, probably fishing for a no but I said I would be in that study in a heartbeat if it meant I may get answers on how PMDD effects the mind and how birth control can effect it. I don't have a history in science, it's never appealed to me, but I wish I had the time to go to medical school so I could personally run a study like that because it's an important one that should be done.
I have it for more than 20 years and it ruined my life, my health, my relationships and my personality, it ruined everything... I do not wish it to my worst enemy!
I actually have it! It’s horrible. When I started my period within a year I was hospitalized for suicidal thoughts they told me I was bi polar.. I was 13.. I didn’t realize it correlated with my period until I was 36 and was tracking my moods and periods. At my worst PMDD moment I threw a 55 inch TV down my steps, I’m a completely different person after I ovulate. Suicidal thoughts, severe depression, crazy mood swings, racing heart not bathing etc. The only thing that helps is a antihistamine.
@@justalpha9138 i mean it was a newish flat screen so not to heavy but when your that angry you don’t notice I guess lol I can kinda laugh now about it so I stop beating myself up about it, but it wasn’t my best moment.
@@krystalgardiner5591 I was giggling about it a bit because it reminded me of the Dude Perfect rage monster moment in the Madden episode of Stereotypes where Ty just CHUCKS the TV out the window. XD
we are not ourselves dealing with this condition for sure!! your story reminded me of how i reacted to not being able to find tofu in the fridge to make dinner--i was screaming, crying, collapsed onto a concrete step, and badly bruised my shin and injured my leg for several days. after i got up from that i was hitting the fridge, then held onto it and wailed. i'm so glad that you have found something that helps you! for me its birth control pills
I went carnivore in 2021, and it lowered MUCH of my PMDD symptoms. My hormones go all over the place if I eat sugar (even too many veggies! Fiber=cellulose= sugar), grains, and dairy!
Thank you so much for rasing awarenesse,and teaching me about pmdd,it's not that well known,and I've never heard of it,thank you for educating us,and making mental health more accessible to us,you are amazing,keep up the amazing work.
I was diagnosed with this in my mid 20s. It took me nearly a decade to find a doctor who believed me. I kept getting told it was my hormones, it was my weight, it was depression. On and on, excuse after excuse, dismissal after dismissal. Once I finally did find a doctor who was willing to go through the diagnosis process, they diagnosed my symptoms as moderate to severe. My treatment plan can be exhausting sometimes but I am so much better in the overall picture of my health that it's worth it.
its amazing to see PMDD covered as it is a hell show to go through!, suffering from it my symptoms heighten my preexisting depression, anxiety etc. i am so glad that awareness is being spread about PMDD and until you experience the feeling you dont know the hell it is, thankyou Psych2go.
Your vid is very ok because not only is it informative, it also captures attention for it has animations and that's why it's not boring when someone is watching it.
I used to get told I was just being dramatic or that PMDD isn't real. Who knew that literally being su!cidal/wanting to SH, then feeling better once my period started every single month, was not, in fact, normal? I'm so glad I stopped having periods and, thusly, PMDD symptoms after getting an IUD.
I learned about PMDD after attempting to end it all, and telling the doctor at the hospital that as soon as my period starts all of those thoughts and emotions just suddenly stop only to sart again the next month. Now I was seeing a regular therapist and on antidepressants at the time. I just needed to have my dosages increased and placed on birth control.
@Psych2go Yup! The only thing I'd add would be nausea and light headedness. I can't remember if you mentioned extreme fatigue! You did a great job! Thank you!
I love your videos & do appreciate that your bringing awareness to this condition. However, some of your info is incorrect. The beginning of the PMDD cycle actually begins during the leatul phase (the time just during & after ovulation) of a women's menstruation cycle, not the week before. Which is why it can be so hard to cope with the symptoms as they tend to become worse over a 3 week period up to the start of the bleeding portion of menstruation. Most women who suffer from PMDD say that once the bleeding has begun the feel better within 24-48 hours & will feel best up until their next ovulation.
I become a warewolf one week before my period,i get angry upon small things ,grave sadness and hopelessness occupy me,i become uncontrollable,pmsdd is nothing like pms ,the psychological efffect combined with all physical symptoms is very very hard to deal with.
My daughter is struggling. Come on researchers please make this condition more apparrent and offer reslistic and practical support and medication. Women go through so much gynaecologically...if there's such a word!😅 Child birth, dismennorreah, hormonal imbalance. I have accupunture and a cost to me and it does help but i found it takes weeks to build up before you notice a positive change in mood energy/insomnia. Im entering into my 12th week of accupunture. It was tough going intially as my body was detoxing and adjusting to the therapy. I also tweaked my diet. When I go on vacation I will be having sessions having had my daughter inlaw find find a recommended accupuncturrist. I hope this helps someone❤😢. Much live to those who are struggling with this xxxx
This video just made me realize that my usual period symptoms isn't a normal "me" thing, but actually pms or even pmdd. I thought it was a norm and that I was lucky I could always feel my period coming :'((((
Its so sad right so many women are suffering from mental health disorders already and then pmdd me being one of them. 😢 I hate aging. Oh god isnt the ovaries and uterus an enemy to us, ooof.
This showed up for me recently when Ive stopped working out, and I remember days being so bad that I was just sobbing in my bed for days without being able to be my hardworking, fun, social self and that fact made it even worse. I usually say to people it is just my period but I don't think they understand how bad my period symptoms are. Most of the times I feel like my life is about to end and that there is no point in living anymore, that everything good I try or get will eventually fail or be gone, that I will never be good enough and I can't get or keep anything nice, also that my family will die and I will lose all my friends and this has me isolating, ignoring my friend and family and crying all day w/o even eating and barely drinking water with worst think being I can't be grateful as I usually am and not being able to understand or cheer myself up. Ive noticed this happens only week before my period and rest of the month is totally different story, and I am so glad to finally find out what is it, thank you sooo much for making these type of videos, mental health is topic that gets so easily disregarded and overlooked but should be given much more attention. I wish to any girl and woman out there who suffers from PMDD to not give up on your body even if it functions a little differently, you got this❤
Did you say women or people? Anyways, destroyed my marriage and life. My now ex, would litterally turn into someone else. Someone who saw me as the love of her life she couldnt keep her hands off, to someone she hated and wanted to destroy. TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Its insane. Granted her diet and routine was the perfect recipe to make it worse and she just couldnt ever get it together long enough to save herself from the next 2 weeks of hell. This topic needs to be better known and explained to all. Its real, very real, and very dangerious to your life and partners. Fix your diet, fix your routine, track your cycle and NO DRUGS especially anti depressents will help it. Its primarly your diet, and lack of activity that will make this worse.
I am sorry to read this. I am aware of it so I distance from my partner and love ones and isolate the more I can during this pmdd. It is as you said, two different personalities. You feel the desire to kill something else or yourself and if you are near someone you are gonna try to spill that hate and anger on them. Then when I feel myself again it is a relief. Most women who suffer this crap do not know that and they cant make sense cause no one is teaching this is normal for some women. We have to make changes to adapt. My partner understands this cause he sees how I change so he almost do not talk with me in this situation and just says "have rest and sleep". I feel supported by him and knowing this things helps me not to destroy my relationships. Women we just need to talk more to our partners. Thank you to the guys that understand.
I never realized there was a name for what I go through surrounding the time of my period. (Im 43 and only reached this realization in my late 20's)What helped me was the ability to recognize that certain thoughts or feelings only come up right before my period. So when the spiraling thoughts come up, i recognize that what im thinking and feeling is only temporary and if i act this impulse i will see the folly of my actions in a weeks time and regret how i behaved. My signs, in addition to the ones in this video, are that I become paranoid and self-loath. My mother has expressed to me that she has similar episodes and that she almost made some life altering decisions that she would have regretted if she acted upon her feelings during PMS.
I don't have any diagnose at all but im suspecting I have this. I'm at my lowest right now. Probably the worst I ever had and I'm really in a dark place (my menstrual is 4 days away). It's so hard. I have a plan but I don't want to commit to it. I've been anxious, having what they call crying spells because I believe every relationship I have isn't genuine that I'm unloved. It's really really exhausting. I can't bring myself to take care of myself. This is worst I had ever been in and I can't deny that I'm terrified of myself.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THISSSS! I got diagnosed with PMDD about a year ago and not a lot of people don’t know about it so this is a great video to raise awareness 🩵🩵🩵
I've been feeling like my mind is a swirling vortex of misery and dispair every month for a while now. So it turns out I have this, and trust me, your inner world is a hell scape when this happens. I've been crying every single day and it just feels impossible to focus on anything positive in your life or appreciate the good things in your life. It's hard to explain this to people who are close to me and they get frustraited at how I 'insist on being miserable and hating myself " when I truely don't feel like I have much control over it. Still waiting for meds to come in. But, it's also a two for one deal because the same hormones that contributed to the PMDD also gave me a nerve racking breast cyst in my left breast (don't worry! not cancer!) But it was painful enough to cause sharp pain down my left arm and in my shoulders. This all happened right in the middle of an episode. Everything was so overwhelming I had terrifying thoughts of being un-alive. To anyone going through this, I hope you're able to find the help you need to feel okay again 🫂❤ you're not alone ❤
PMDD does cause "irratibility" it can rage. Use the right word. Snapping at someone for being late is irratibility. Screamming and trying to jump out of a moving car...that is rage. Please stop using euphemism to downplay the severity of PMDD
I suffer from PMDD and it sucks so bad. It's more mental for me and I struggle severely with suicidal thoughts before my period. It's frustrating cuz I should know why and be able to "snap out of it" but it still feels so hopeless and dark
i have this and it’s miserable. i already struggle with mental health but it’s physically unsafe for me to get my period regularly bc of how suicidal it makes me. luckily i take a progesterone only bc that makes me not get it but even breakthroughs can be rough
This month was the worst episode of pmdd I've had in awhile. I've been practicing lifestyle change for 7 years now to manage my pmdd and pcos, along with large uterine fibroids that make my monthly cycles quite literallly unbearable. Some months are better than others. It's hard to implement lifestyle change when you only get about a week and a half where you feel mentally and physcially healthy before your hormones shift again in preparation for your period. Im 33 and have suffered with this condition since I first got my period at age 12. I have tried many medical treatments, and even holistic approaches and none of them worked for me except lifestyle change. But even then, some months are worse than others. This month I had one of the worst anxiety attacks I've had in years, my depression was so terrifying I actually had to tell my husband to keep an eye on me because I did not want to live anymore. My fatigue was so extreme it felt like I was getting the flu. I felt helpless, I was so angry while driving one day after work I almost flipped my car. Than when i got home i was so embarrassed i cried so hard for hours i gave myself a migraine. Im currently feeling better now that I started bleeding, minus my debilitating cramps and heavy bleeding. But i would take physical discomfort over the mental anguish anyday. My heart goes out to all those that suffer with pmdd, you are not alone or crazy, you do not need to just tough it out. We need to push for awareness and more studies to be done. No one should have to live like this.
My almost left untreated PMDD almost cost me my relationship with my family and friends due to interpersonal conflicts every month. To be honest, my symptoms worsened as I got older. Its not easy fighting tooth and nail trying to control my anger when its that time of the month before I lose control. Like everything infuriates me and causing even more conflicts which I hate. I'm doing everything to keep the peace except it just backfires. Anyhow thank you for bringing awareness on PMDD and how it affects us.
So, I know it’s unrelated, but I could use a word of advice. Recently (a year ago) I got rid of a huge problem that was plaguing me my entire life, making me scheme and calculate every move and explaining the decisions I made, often having to lie about them in order not to get in trouble. The thing is, I feel like I have become complacent without all the stress that problem brought me. It’s like my brain is on cool-down, and I have never felt more unintelligent than I currently am, and I have recently confirmed that I indeed am less mentally capable than I was. It’s like the opposite of a burnout, but with same results.
When i was in class 10 th i started experiencing pmdd, at first i didn't understand wht was happening with me some days i had suicidal thoughts, mood swings, cramps (such bad cramps that i had to take leave for 2,3 days from my school, i used to cry easily for hours without knowing the reason.. This started affecting my studies & i completely left focus from my studies 🙆♀️, as the male teachers nor anyone would understand so i couldn't just explain them how physically & mentally I had been suffering,... .. I thought it's just period cramps some days but it was not... Now that i have finally understood myself & I'll try to get away from this... Trust mr pmdd is the worst guys... Please seek help
Oddly I started lifting weights and eating well and drinking a lot less alcohol and my PMDD got WORSE. I have 3 week episodes now.. and it’s been severely effecting my life and it sucks because I’ve been trying so hard to be happy and healthy and strong
I'm just sick of my body collecting every issue out there: PCOS, I had post partum issues, PMS, now I suspect PMDD because the PMS symptoms are getting more extreme. I was diagnosed with PTSD, an anxiety disorder, and major depression as well 🥴 I'm so tired of existing.
To be honest. I don't know what to do. I mean like I have all these, literally all these symptoms but I really don't know if it is PMDD or not and I am scared to tell this to anyone.😔
People now and days are not facing reality too well. People are now more scared and worried to the point that it caused them anxiety or being an introvert... I blamed social media and parenting. Anyway! How's everyone doing today?
You guys thank you for sharing your experiences I felt so misunderstood and alone at this 😭I got diagnosed with it along side with PCOS and I got prescribed Yaz but I haven’t started bc I’m scared it might trigger it more or be worse but I’m gonna cave in and start experimenting with it bc these last few days are NOT IT. It’s been horrible it’s like I’m not myself I’ve been so anxious and scared that I’m not me it’s so weird and I had cry spells. I’m just wishing my period to start and the problem is when you’re experiencing PMDD you feel like you will not get better after the period and that makes me even more anxious ughhh
So I’ve actually been diagnosed with PMDD for a few years now. I would like to also add that I have a rare genetic brain disorder that has made my brain asymmetrical. Basically, I have a lot of issues with comprehension, balance, I have ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, and I’m trying to get in for treatment For more testing to see what else has been preventing me from having a quality of life. I have a lot of health problems and because of that I have been incredibly treatment resistant. I have basically tried every form of birth control all with incredibly serious side effects. I add this in because one of the things that I have been suffering from for years is a very severe panic disorder that has just gotten worse overtime. I know exactly when I’m going to get my period because my anxiety is so intense that I have constant panic attacks That are so severe that I’ll actually pass out from them although I do also have hyper mobile EDS syndrome, but it makes it so bad that I’ve actually passed out almost exclusively the week before my period every single time I’ve passed out except for a few exceptions. It is so bad that I have had three different gynecologist now recommended getting a full hysterectomy with my ovaries completely removed. Along with the genetic disorder that I only found out about recently. I’m actually considering doing it. After I got pregnant, my body basically decided to give up and I developed all these weird problems that I still have no cure for three years later. Basically I’m allergic to everything. At least that’s how I joke about it. I am honestly not joking, though I walk outside my face and skin flares up so bad I get hives. I eat food. I have the same reaction. I have panic attacks. I get the same reaction and it’s been nonstop for three years. I would say out of all the issues I have this one can end up being the most debilitating combined with the other issues. I have been hospitalized during this week. I think 16 or 17 different times my life. I actually do not remember because they were such severe mental breakdowns. For example the last one they had me on so many different mental medication’s that I don’t remember the entire two months I was on all of those medication‘s. During the week before my period I have lost lots of friends, I’ve lost jobs. I’ve lost family members and I’ve actually been misdiagnosed because of it multiple times for a long time before I knew about my brain malformation. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I would only get mood swings the week before my period. It took them like 16 years to figure out that it wasn’t bipolar disorder, and it was literally my hormones just disagreeing with my body. I laugh every time I see that lady who talks about we don’t understand the female body. It is so true though. We didn’t even do studies on females until 1993 and that’s why a lot of these issues are so prevalent because they are actually a lot more common than we think. They are just consistently misdiagnosed as something else most of the time anxiety or a mood disorder. I just wanted to share my story because I know there are other women out there who go through what I have to go through and I want people to realize that it’s actually a lot more common than they think. I got my period when I was nine and I think I was diagnosed with PMDD, around 28 years old. That’s almost 2 decades of misdiagnosis and wondering why I was so broken. I also wanted to add that I see a lot of different types of doctors because of my issues I have and the number one Doctor Who has refused to look into anything or help me even when I was pregnant was my OB/GYN. Basically women’s health is incredibly behind on research and Needs to be taken more seriously everyone is quick to call women hysterical before they even do any research and it hurts millions if not billions of women every single day.
Please try bone broth🙏🏻, try also fruits that are less acidic and check out if you allergic to foods with high histamines!, I’m not a professional but doing this has worked for me
So glad to see you guys cover this. I have it and I find it so odd that I never heard of it before I researched it myself to see what was going on with me during that time. More doctors and schools should talk about it 🫶🏼
I know im not alone.😢❤ I hope we all who are suffering here in the comments support one another were strong we're still alive. I lose hope, but i breathe. Someone please advise me what else i can do. This is affecting my career, my goals, my life. Im already on antidepressants ive been let down by therapy, i do have my psychiatrist, what are some things i could do when i get pmdd, suicidal, i even took vitamin b6
I deffo have this; I’m actually taking Sertraline to help me feel relatively normal during those two weeks, as when I don’t take them, the week before my period reduces me to a non-functioning blob of flesh. With my tablets I just feel a little down for a while.
I found this video very interesting. I have a suggestion, however! Could you make a video about how having ADHD and OCD (simultaneously) can affect a person’s life? I personally have these two things, and knowing what little I do about each, I’m really confused about how I’m able to function when I have these two, very opposing disorders.
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Raise your hands if you've heard of PMDD before.
Not me 😮
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I've been diagnosed with this a few months ago.
I suffer with this and it’s quite hard. It impacts all aspects of my life, but I got great support and with this, it’s becoming much more known. Thank you!
I had not, but I'm sharing this to everyone I know 😊
I have this and it’s no joke. Imagine all the worst symptoms of your period times a million. Thankfully I’ve got medication to help me, but the first 10 days - 2 weeks before my period I spiralled into a breakdown multiple times per day that were so severe I can’t even say on here how bad it got. All hormone-related. My heart goes out to anyone else that has this.
omg that must be rly hard to cope with , i'm glad ur getting some kind of relief from medication and i hope it gets better over time xx
@@arispiercing thank you 💗 yes I’m a lot better now
Me too. I am on Yasmin as it's the only way I can function. I'm 37 and thriving on Yasmin. I was put on it when I was 16. All my doctors are aware of how severe it is for me and that I would literally rather not live than go off the pill. Studies show that the risk of blood clots is very low given modern birthcontrol pills have such a low dose of estrogen. My hormones were so out of wack that the pill actually helped to fix many symptoms. I no longer retain 20 lbs of water weight have an absent and spotty persistent period that would go on for months at a time, or I'd have no period for months at a time, debilitating pain, even worse anxiety, even worse insomnia, and even worse depression. I literally could not go to school as I'd get so angry due to such extreme fluctuations I'd throw things and break things angry at my body. Within a few days after taking Yasmin I felt like a whole new woman. I tried going off the pill three different times against my will because I had issues with insurance covering the name brand, but I have a reaction to the generic. Within a few days I was going absolutely nuts. All my symptoms would hit me and I remember limping into my gyno saying that if she could not prescribe me my Yasmin to get by until my insurance would cover it I was going to kill myself (this was back in like 2012) because my symptoms would last half the month regardless if I got my period. Due to pharma sensitivities and horrific side effects I can only take Yasmin. Anything else besides CBD is simply not worth the risk or side effects. I am in a very low percent of people with 'high sensitivity' to pharma. Meaning I get the worst side effects on liek 1/4th of the dose that would actually be prescribed to someone of my height and weight. Yet, most dr's do not believe me. So I do the least invasive thing: Yasmin. It's safe and tried and true for me as I simply lack some hormones my body desperately needed. Some women do not benefit from hormones but it allowed me to actually live.
Same here
@sophgrace9017 That sounds absolutely difficult to deal with. Does the medication help with the pain? And how do you deal with PMDD when the medication isn't as effective?
I’m pretty sure I have it, but i haven’t gotten diagnosed yet.
It’s wild.
It’s like depression all of the sudden.
I can’t feel ANY joy. No drive to do anything.
It’s like being locked out of your mind.
Right !
It’s like your living your life on tha outside because your brain won’t work
@@EntertainmentLive-h5i YESSS!!!
Same here. 😮💨
I really want to talk to my doctor about it, but she hasn't been working when I have gone to the doctor's office. Other doctors took her place. I feel like I have it. It's a struggle man. 😔💔
Just had a similar episode last week before my period and I wasn’t aware of why it was happening. I suddenly started feeling like shit on a Tuesday night and then I had a terrible whole week crying every evening after work and I just couldn’t stop it and had nobody to talk to. I felt like no one would understand me anyway. I had suicidal thoughts. Now I’m ok and I’m remember other situations when I felt like this over the years but this time it was really intense
Thank you for covering PMDD! I suffer from it, and it’s great that more people have started to raise awareness about it.
Thank you for the kind words. If you don't mind my asking, how have you been coping with the symptoms of PMDD? Has it been manageable for you?
Same :)
Same
As a man, I think it's so weird that women have to deal with so much every month. I genuinely couldn't even handle that.
Yes. So you should help your wife/gf around the house. Or if u r single, be nice and considerate to your mom and or sisters when they r not feeling well
I think this is an extreme example,most woman don't have bad periods like thís
@@thichchuiantiI have PMDD it is worse than my periods and I don’t wish it on anyone. So I would not say this is an extreme example apparently it’s a rare condition that is a part of menstrual cycles. However it definitely is like this for me and other women I am sure that suffer from PMDD, PMS is normal however this is an extreme part of PMS that is not normal. But sadly this is the reality that does effect some women.
Honestly, you are a good man for admitting that. My fiancé almost passed out when I got my epidural while pushing our daughter out. He can’t even admit that I’m in pain and he gets frustrated whenever I’m in pain. There’s a lot of guys who won’t even admit it so seriously kudos to you.❤
@@thichchuianti I think you’re right, but I also think that women’s periods are not understood very well. I have PMDD and it took them like two decades to diagnose it correctly. So basically what I’m saying is there’s probably a lot more women who actually have this disorder or other period related disorders that they are unaware of or will never be diagnosed because we don’t really have a lot of research done on women’s bodies.
i have PMDD. it makes me so incredibly miserable and makes my pre-existing depression and suicidal tendencies worse
yesss same I get soooooo suicidal on my period it is horrible! hang in there gorliepop you've got this!
Same
SAME
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it’s so hard to just exist with it and i genuinely don’t know if i can do this forever
Thank you so much for covering PMDD. Both me and my cousin have it & before she told me about it I thought I was going insane. I would get so unbelievably low & have to hide myself away from my loved ones because I’d end up snapping at them and crying so much afterwards because I felt so horrible ❤
Me too - the depression and suicidal thoughts are unbearable...and the crazy thing was that I would get really scared of myself each month that I know it would come, but I would try to mentally prepare my thoughts and tell myself, I won't be so depressed bc I know it will come. But it's absolutely crazy how nothing can prepare you, and the depressive delusions are still so real.
Same
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing your struggle with us. Your experience sounds almost unbearable. What do you do when the symptoms of PMDD gets so bad as you described?
@@Psych2go If I’m irritable then I isolate myself but instead surround myself with my favourite sensory things like a blanket, nice candle, my favourite snacks & watch or play something. Just try and make everything as low pressure and as comfortable as possible & if none of that works then just sleep 💜
@HopeWren. I get you. I also have snapped at people I love and felt guilty afterwards. Now I just let them know and hide myself if I have to
I had this feeling of extreme sadness and depression along with suicidal thoughts during my periods i noticed this pattern occurred a week or few days before my periods i searched about it and got to know about pmdd and now one of my fav TH-cam channel even made a video about it really thank you for this ❤
We're so glad the video was helpful for you. Have you spoken to a doctor about the condition and received a full diagnosis yet?
@@Psych2go Haven't got diagnosed yet but will for sure
I have this!!! I am so happy and feel so seen y’all made a video on this. Did you know there is a recent study that PMDD is actually biological and could be due to genetic factors? So cool c:
I didn't know it was genetic.
Thank you for sharing with us. That's actually pretty interesting. Is there anyone in your family that also struggles with PMDD?
@@Psych2go yes! My mother and I believe maternal grandmother as well. Some good articles on the etiology of PMDD include PMC Pubmed central, and MGH center for Women’s mental health. I hope this helps!
I HAVE THIS!!!! I'VE BEEN SUFFERING THE PAST YEAR, crazy how you're making a video about it now, bc it wasn't very common before
I have this. I have severe mood swinds, i cant regulate my emotions and i have paralyzing anxiety and depression. Very low stress tolerance. This a horrible disorder, but im glad that it is being acknowledged and feel less alone as I read the comments.
At 32 I have never heard of this before two weeks ago. This has ruined all of my past relationships, and family relations. This needs to be talked about more. I thought I was just crazy. ):
This video makes my period make so much more sense, I'm autistic so my neurotransmitters are different already, but this fits really well, thank you 😊
I’m also autistic and from what I gather PMDD is more common in people who are neurodivergent
I have PMDD and autism, too.
Same here, autism and PMDD
I'm sure I have pmdd and I suspect myself of autism. Can you elaborate a bit what it feels like to have autism and pmdd. Like any key things to help me identify. I know it's different for everyone but it's really help. I'm currently in my pmdd phase. And istg I just. Okay mwmwnwnwnwn
Me too! I can live with autism but I want PMDD to disappear 🫠
I don't have an official diagnosis yet, but my doctors do suspect this. It's horrible. For me and everyone around me.
I have UC in addition to potential PMDD, so I'm afraid to take SSRIs for it since that can cause issues with UC.
Hoping tomorrow's appointment will give me more options 😕
Best of luck to those who suffer. This is thoroughly sucks.
How did it go today? I wish you all the best, from my heart.
@lyannawinter405 thank you 🖤 I'll be leaving in about an hour to head down there. Thank you for checking in. 🖤
@@TheMagicCrafter I hope everything went well 🖤
Hi, can you please tell me what’s a UC? I’m taking ssris and I’m afraid to do something that might worsen my condition. I hope this comment finds you well ❤
thank you for making this ♥ I struggle with PMDD. it started when i turned 30. it makes me feel so fatigued,hungry, bloated and my mental health declines rapidly. there's no relief until my period starts. i've tried everything.
I just started 5-htp which, I am not certain but it seems to be the opposite of what the Dr's usually prescribe which are SSRI's.. but for me, that and adrenal fatigue herbs go a long way! I just take few days off right after my period ends each month. ..
I suffer from this and finally got diagnosed in 2020.. thanks so much for this. Love to see people spreading awareness. PMDD is real and is very rough for many other women like myself.
Thank you for your kind words. How has your symptoms been since your first diagnosis? Has it been helpful knowing the name of your condition?
@@Psych2go Of course-love your videos and this chanel! My symtpoms have been soo much better and more manageable. I am seeing a therapist, taking more vitamins, practicing self-care, and taking Zoloft daily has helped so much. I am also in a lot of support groups for PMDD sufferers and shared this video!
It's rough for men like myself who have complex PTSD comorbid with major depressive disorder with their mother's PMDD being one of the contributing factors, but no one wants to talk about that. Must be nice to have support groups that exist for PMDD. What 5 year old child should have to remind his mom to take her "happy pills" (which didn't work) because he was terrified of the possibility of the abuse he would likely face from her. Do you know what it's like getting snapped at, and yelled at with that person's teeth clenched in a growling tone of voice?
thank you for covering pmdd!! as someone who deals with the disorder it feels hard to do much of anything, but having people be more knowledgeable of the disorder makes me feel seen.
Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.
Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, I would like to give them a try but haven't found any legit grower to get it.
@@Jennifer-bw7kuYes, dr.sporesss
A lot of people have testified about this and I really want to give it a shot. I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels
@@eddiejohn8506Is he on instagram?
The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
I’m feeling depressed right now before period and so I watch your videos on pmdd, depression and anxiety, as a way of coping with stress
I have this! It’s great to see it discussed- almost no one knows what it is. Even physicians
I have PMDD. Combine it with BPD, ADHD and MDD, it's a miracle that i'm still alive. Since I've been correctly diagnosed (originally misdiagnosed with bipolar) I've found ways to manage the symptoms. My boss is great and understanding, they try to schedule me around the severity of it. Every cycle I consider getting a hysterectomy or getting surgery to become a guy. Overwhelming and confusing for everyone in my life.
Aw me too. 😢😢😢
😂 heavy on the it’s a miracle I’m still alive
me too gorliepop 😞I get so increadibly suicidal and miserable before and during my period it majorly sucks! I defiantly feel for you queen, stay strong and hang in there you'll figure things out.
@@hollymauery346 Vitex/chasteberry fruit helps me with mood and mental health issues before my period. It also helps me with enegy levels. You can try it. I take swanson supplemt. You have to rest for a month after 5-6 months and then take the supplement again. Sorry for my english, Im from Spain 😅
I have bpd and lmdd showed up this year its hell
Thank you for making a video about this! I’ve struggled with this for 12 years now and it’s nice to hear people talk about it!
Thank you for sharing with us. How have you been coping with it in the last 12 years? Do you have people in your life who can support you through the pain?
Omg I’ve had it for 12 years too! Everything changed the moment I got my period…but hey we’re still here :) not sure if you are on Reddit but r/pmdd can be very validating.
I have PMDD and it is terrible. You cry during your period, but with PMDD you cry to the point where you're wailing. Around my early 20s, I would get hospitalized because I would be severely depressed and have suicidal thoughts. It would usually happen around the end of the year and for a very long time I've been fearing I'd end up going back around Christmas. But, I finally realized that everytime I went there, I would eventually start my period. So I really don't panic about it anymore. I was already diagnosed with it around the time. I just didn't think suicidal thoughts had anything to do with it.
@elainemelanie9230 same, I also had a suicide attempt and it was the week before my period arrived where I was having suicide ideation. I started researching about period and depression and then find out about PMDD. It saved my life knowing about it. I thought I was going insane but now I know is just PMDD.
@marianafeliciano6601 yep. That's what happened to me
I’ve aged out of the situation. Just popped in to say that my PMS turned to PMDD, in my mid 30’s. It was awful, for the whole family. Luckily, menopause cleared 95% of my mental and depressive issues. I’ve had no problems for about 15 years now. I have always known there was a strong correlation between my hormones and my mental health, I was very happy until about age 14, but back then doctors had no idea what to do about it.
This Comment made me sooo happy to age and my Day alot better. Thank you
I appreciate that this video also mentions the physical symptoms. Mental and emotional symptoms can be hard for people to understand and take seriously.
Thank you so much for talking about this topic. I am a minor that has been diagnosed with PMDD, it’s almost taken my life and it has severely affected my relationships in my life. I am currently trying to find medication that works to alleviate the symptoms, I still haven’t found anything that works but im trying. Only one person in my life has PMDD, my grandmother, and it gets a bit lonely not having anyone else to talking about it with. I wish it had more recognition, so thank you for talking about it.
Huh... Interesting. Even as a man I think it's good to be informed about these things so in the future I may can help whoever might need it. Even if it's just understanding what they are going through and having more patience with them.
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I have all the symptoms, and I didn't know it could affect me like this until my psychiatrist said that I got worse during menstrual period. This is really annoying, I had a really bad anxiety attack. Now I know the name of it. Thanks for the video!
FINALLY. Someone is FINALLY talking about this!!
I'm seen 🥺 I'm so happy you're doing a video on this. I appreciate this so much.
This is AMAZING! I'm so happy you have a video in this!! I've been dealing with this for a couple of years I'm so glad that there's finally a Psych2go video on it!
thanks for educating others on this! I have been diagnosed with PMDD for a couple years and dude it is no joke! I am learning to live with it, but it still is a struggle. I get really super suicidal before and during my period, and I just assumed that that is what happens to everyone on their period but nah. I didn't know for ***years*** that feeling suicidal wasn't a normal symptom of being on your period. one day I was talking to my doctor cause I have several other disorders and they too always got worse while on my period and I was explaining this to her and she stopped me and was like "Woah, woah, woah hold it right there... Do you always get really suicidal on your period?" I responded "yeah like every month haha why?" and she just said "Oh honey, that's not a normal thing..." and so we talked about it and she diagnosed me later, and then I told my mom and she was like "oh I'm sorry, that's not a fun thing to deal with." and then she told me that she, and ***both*** of my grandmothers have PMDD as well 💀so genetically I was screwed from the start. I still experience pms symptoms but their on friggin steroids man, like I get cramps that make me pass out, hot flashes, cold sweats, atrocious lower back pain, binging and wanting to literally eat everything within sight, or food aversions so bad I can't eat anything, bloating, horrible acne/breakouts, severe panic attacks, crazy irritability, and INSANE mood swings, like one minute I am fine and the next I am about to bite your head off because you touched me, or I'll start *hysterically* crying because I saw a soilder coming home video or a pregnancy announcement. I also have little tiny manic episodes that usually end with a pretty killer depressive episode, the manic high is so crazy idk how to describe it but the depresive episode... bro it freakin sucks man. It can be especially hard sometimes because people don't understand that it is different from PMS and so they think I'm just overreacting/complaining and acting like a baby. it can be really frustrating. like I'll just start sobbing out of the blue like I just get mega sad for no reason. and then people freak out and they're like "What's wrong?" I say "idk" but then they think I'm just trying to be difficult and annoying but I really am telling the truth I really don't know why I am crying, dude. well anyway.... thanks for listening to my ted talk lol
This explains a lot, I always feel so much more drained, sick and down when I am about a week or two away from have my period and up to a week after, at first I thought I just had depressive episodes with 2 weeks in-between but the episodes being so regular seemed illogical, or at least illogical compared to my previous episodes before my period became regular.
I had these symptoms . I now have accupuncture weekly at the moment and have seen a significant change with sleep? Energy and mood. Not cheap but I will have a break at some point to see how my body responds ❤
I have PMDD and during the week before my period I’ve tried to kms and seriously self harmed. I also recommend going on a higher birth control… it’s helped me alot
It’s helped me too!
That sounds very rough... How are you doing now? Do you still struggle with feelings of self-harm caused by PMDD?
@@Psych2go yes I do, and I was doing great until today… I’m 112 days clean. But when I went to donate blood they said no because they thought that I would have fresh cuts and I don’t.I even offered to let them check my body but they wouldn’t let me donate and now I want to kms so bad
I thought I just was depressed sometimes because of ADHD and PTSD. But I wrote my cycle down and I think I only feel suicidal a week before my period. I'm super tired and can't get anything done. Gonna talk about it with my psychologist. Thank you!
I never got diagnosed with anything but I most definitely have pms or pmdd. My mom an I were genuinely concerned for my safty with how bad my depression would get right before my period(gender dysphoria didn't help) luckily I started a birth control that stops my periods almost a year ago and I can't remember the last time of been happy this consistently.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. If you don't mind my asking, does this mean that, thanks to your birth control, you no longer struggle with PMDD? Or does it still occur from time to time?
@@Psych2go I still experience mood swings from my cycle but they are way more manageable now
my therapist brought this up with me and after coming out of another episode of random week long depression, then starting my period, I'm going to bring this up with my doctor next time I visit :) thank you guys for posting this!
I haven't been diagnosed with PMDD, but I do have an anxiety dosorder and depression. And I really feel those instrusive thoughts before my cycle. I'm glad people are talking about this
I was diagnosed with PMDD after years of menstrual struggles and mental health issues. It's important to note that PMDD can be misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder or BPD, it nearly happened to me several times because PMDD is severely unstudied. Not many doctors know it even exists. Sometime after being diagnosed, my psychiatrist recommended I ask my OBGYN is there are birth controls that are more or less effective in dealing with PMDD symptoms. Not only was my doctor not fully informed on what PMDD is, but she said that, as of 2022, those kind of studies don't even exist because "it's a lot of time and money to get these studies going and no one would want to be a subject on those studies anyways because they disrupt people's lives." The then asked rhetorically if I would want to be in that kind of study, probably fishing for a no but I said I would be in that study in a heartbeat if it meant I may get answers on how PMDD effects the mind and how birth control can effect it. I don't have a history in science, it's never appealed to me, but I wish I had the time to go to medical school so I could personally run a study like that because it's an important one that should be done.
I have it for more than 20 years and it ruined my life, my health, my relationships and my personality, it ruined everything... I do not wish it to my worst enemy!
Same for me😢
I am so sorry for you😢
I actually have it! It’s horrible. When I started my period within a year I was hospitalized for suicidal thoughts they told me I was bi polar.. I was 13.. I didn’t realize it correlated with my period until I was 36 and was tracking my moods and periods. At my worst PMDD moment I threw a 55 inch TV down my steps, I’m a completely different person after I ovulate. Suicidal thoughts, severe depression, crazy mood swings, racing heart not bathing etc. The only thing that helps is a antihistamine.
Now THAT is an angry outburst. Those TVs are friggin heavy. XD
But jeez that sounds painful
@@justalpha9138 i mean it was a newish flat screen so not to heavy but when your that angry you don’t notice I guess lol I can kinda laugh now about it so I stop beating myself up about it, but it wasn’t my best moment.
@@krystalgardiner5591 I was giggling about it a bit because it reminded me of the Dude Perfect rage monster moment in the Madden episode of Stereotypes where Ty just CHUCKS the TV out the window. XD
we are not ourselves dealing with this condition for sure!! your story reminded me of how i reacted to not being able to find tofu in the fridge to make dinner--i was screaming, crying, collapsed onto a concrete step, and badly bruised my shin and injured my leg for several days. after i got up from that i was hitting the fridge, then held onto it and wailed. i'm so glad that you have found something that helps you! for me its birth control pills
I love the animation style!!!!😊💖
I went carnivore in 2021, and it lowered MUCH of my PMDD symptoms. My hormones go all over the place if I eat sugar (even too many veggies! Fiber=cellulose= sugar), grains, and dairy!
Thank you so much for rasing awarenesse,and teaching me about pmdd,it's not that well known,and I've never heard of it,thank you for educating us,and making mental health more accessible to us,you are amazing,keep up the amazing work.
I was diagnosed with this in my mid 20s. It took me nearly a decade to find a doctor who believed me. I kept getting told it was my hormones, it was my weight, it was depression. On and on, excuse after excuse, dismissal after dismissal. Once I finally did find a doctor who was willing to go through the diagnosis process, they diagnosed my symptoms as moderate to severe. My treatment plan can be exhausting sometimes but I am so much better in the overall picture of my health that it's worth it.
its amazing to see PMDD covered as it is a hell show to go through!, suffering from it my symptoms heighten my preexisting depression, anxiety etc. i am so glad that awareness is being spread about PMDD and until you experience the feeling you dont know the hell it is, thankyou Psych2go.
This feels so validating, thank you, i feel seen ❤❤❤
YESS im so happy that you made a video about this!!
Your vid is very ok because not only is it informative, it also captures attention for it has animations and that's why it's not boring when someone is watching it.
I used to get told I was just being dramatic or that PMDD isn't real. Who knew that literally being su!cidal/wanting to SH, then feeling better once my period started every single month, was not, in fact, normal? I'm so glad I stopped having periods and, thusly, PMDD symptoms after getting an IUD.
I learned about PMDD after attempting to end it all, and telling the doctor at the hospital that as soon as my period starts all of those thoughts and emotions just suddenly stop only to sart again the next month.
Now I was seeing a regular therapist and on antidepressants at the time. I just needed to have my dosages increased and placed on birth control.
I have PMDD. I’m happy to see this spoken about here, thank you!
Thank you so much for watching. Did you find the conditions described in the video to be relatable?
@Psych2go Yup! The only thing I'd add would be nausea and light headedness. I can't remember if you mentioned extreme fatigue! You did a great job! Thank you!
I love your videos & do appreciate that your bringing awareness to this condition. However, some of your info is incorrect. The beginning of the PMDD cycle actually begins during the leatul phase (the time just during & after ovulation) of a women's menstruation cycle, not the week before. Which is why it can be so hard to cope with the symptoms as they tend to become worse over a 3 week period up to the start of the bleeding portion of menstruation. Most women who suffer from PMDD say that once the bleeding has begun the feel better within 24-48 hours & will feel best up until their next ovulation.
Going through an episode right now and just watching this video made me feel a little better.
I also suffer from PMDD and I sometimes get pretty bad, the symptoms start at least two weeks before my cycle and it sucks😞
Finally! I’ve been waiting for this video forever
My daughter has pmdd. There should be more articles about it
I become a warewolf one week before my period,i get angry upon small things ,grave sadness and hopelessness occupy me,i become uncontrollable,pmsdd is nothing like pms ,the psychological efffect combined with all physical symptoms is very very hard to deal with.
As a guy who had no idea this was a thing, thank you for helping me understand it a little better. 🤙
My daughter is struggling. Come on researchers please make this condition more apparrent and offer reslistic and practical support and medication. Women go through so much gynaecologically...if there's such a word!😅
Child birth, dismennorreah, hormonal imbalance. I have accupunture and a cost to me and it does help but i found it takes weeks to build up before you notice a positive change in mood energy/insomnia. Im entering into my 12th week of accupunture. It was tough going intially as my body was detoxing and adjusting to the therapy. I also tweaked my diet. When I go on vacation I will be having sessions having had my daughter inlaw find find a recommended accupuncturrist. I hope this helps someone❤😢. Much live to those who are struggling with this xxxx
Been waiting so long for this video 🫶
This video just made me realize that my usual period symptoms isn't a normal "me" thing, but actually pms or even pmdd. I thought it was a norm and that I was lucky I could always feel my period coming :'((((
Its so sad right so many women are suffering from mental health disorders already and then pmdd me being one of them. 😢 I hate aging. Oh god isnt the ovaries and uterus an enemy to us, ooof.
I have this and I have been trying to inform people around me for five years
I want to say I really enjoyed the animations ❤
This showed up for me recently when Ive stopped working out, and I remember days being so bad that I was just sobbing in my bed for days without being able to be my hardworking, fun, social self and that fact made it even worse. I usually say to people it is just my period but I don't think they understand how bad my period symptoms are. Most of the times I feel like my life is about to end and that there is no point in living anymore, that everything good I try or get will eventually fail or be gone, that I will never be good enough and I can't get or keep anything nice, also that my family will die and I will lose all my friends and this has me isolating, ignoring my friend and family and crying all day w/o even eating and barely drinking water with worst think being I can't be grateful as I usually am and not being able to understand or cheer myself up. Ive noticed this happens only week before my period and rest of the month is totally different story, and I am so glad to finally find out what is it, thank you sooo much for making these type of videos, mental health is topic that gets so easily disregarded and overlooked but should be given much more attention. I wish to any girl and woman out there who suffers from PMDD to not give up on your body even if it functions a little differently, you got this❤
Dude the animator WENT OFF on this one
Yes but it’s hard to get tested and diagnosed with it 😢
Did you say women or people? Anyways, destroyed my marriage and life. My now ex, would litterally turn into someone else. Someone who saw me as the love of her life she couldnt keep her hands off, to someone she hated and wanted to destroy. TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. Its insane. Granted her diet and routine was the perfect recipe to make it worse and she just couldnt ever get it together long enough to save herself from the next 2 weeks of hell. This topic needs to be better known and explained to all. Its real, very real, and very dangerious to your life and partners. Fix your diet, fix your routine, track your cycle and NO DRUGS especially anti depressents will help it. Its primarly your diet, and lack of activity that will make this worse.
I am sorry to read this. I am aware of it so I distance from my partner and love ones and isolate the more I can during this pmdd. It is as you said, two different personalities. You feel the desire to kill something else or yourself and if you are near someone you are gonna try to spill that hate and anger on them. Then when I feel myself again it is a relief. Most women who suffer this crap do not know that and they cant make sense cause no one is teaching this is normal for some women. We have to make changes to adapt. My partner understands this cause he sees how I change so he almost do not talk with me in this situation and just says "have rest and sleep". I feel supported by him and knowing this things helps me not to destroy my relationships. Women we just need to talk more to our partners.
Thank you to the guys that understand.
Great illustration. Very very cute ❤
I never realized there was a name for what I go through surrounding the time of my period. (Im 43 and only reached this realization in my late 20's)What helped me was the ability to recognize that certain thoughts or feelings only come up right before my period. So when the spiraling thoughts come up, i recognize that what im thinking and feeling is only temporary and if i act this impulse i will see the folly of my actions in a weeks time and regret how i behaved. My signs, in addition to the ones in this video, are that I become paranoid and self-loath.
My mother has expressed to me that she has similar episodes and that she almost made some life altering decisions that she would have regretted if she acted upon her feelings during PMS.
I don't have any diagnose at all but im suspecting I have this. I'm at my lowest right now. Probably the worst I ever had and I'm really in a dark place (my menstrual is 4 days away). It's so hard. I have a plan but I don't want to commit to it. I've been anxious, having what they call crying spells because I believe every relationship I have isn't genuine that I'm unloved. It's really really exhausting. I can't bring myself to take care of myself. This is worst I had ever been in and I can't deny that I'm terrified of myself.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THISSSS! I got diagnosed with PMDD about a year ago and not a lot of people don’t know about it so this is a great video to raise awareness 🩵🩵🩵
I've been feeling like my mind is a swirling vortex of misery and dispair every month for a while now. So it turns out I have this, and trust me, your inner world is a hell scape when this happens. I've been crying every single day and it just feels impossible to focus on anything positive in your life or appreciate the good things in your life. It's hard to explain this to people who are close to me and they get frustraited at how I 'insist on being miserable and hating myself " when I truely don't feel like I have much control over it. Still waiting for meds to come in. But, it's also a two for one deal because the same hormones that contributed to the PMDD also gave me a nerve racking breast cyst in my left breast (don't worry! not cancer!) But it was painful enough to cause sharp pain down my left arm and in my shoulders. This all happened right in the middle of an episode. Everything was so overwhelming I had terrifying thoughts of being un-alive. To anyone going through this, I hope you're able to find the help you need to feel okay again 🫂❤ you're not alone ❤
PMDD does cause "irratibility" it can rage. Use the right word. Snapping at someone for being late is irratibility. Screamming and trying to jump out of a moving car...that is rage.
Please stop using euphemism to downplay the severity of PMDD
I suffer from PMDD and it sucks so bad. It's more mental for me and I struggle severely with suicidal thoughts before my period. It's frustrating cuz I should know why and be able to "snap out of it" but it still feels so hopeless and dark
i have this and it’s miserable. i already struggle with mental health but it’s physically unsafe for me to get my period regularly bc of how suicidal it makes me. luckily i take a progesterone only bc that makes me not get it but even breakthroughs can be rough
Definitely going to talk to my therapist about this. I definitely have more than one of the symptoms.
This month was the worst episode of pmdd I've had in awhile. I've been practicing lifestyle change for 7 years now to manage my pmdd and pcos, along with large uterine fibroids that make my monthly cycles quite literallly unbearable. Some months are better than others. It's hard to implement lifestyle change when you only get about a week and a half where you feel mentally and physcially healthy before your hormones shift again in preparation for your period. Im 33 and have suffered with this condition since I first got my period at age 12. I have tried many medical treatments, and even holistic approaches and none of them worked for me except lifestyle change. But even then, some months are worse than others. This month I had one of the worst anxiety attacks I've had in years, my depression was so terrifying I actually had to tell my husband to keep an eye on me because I did not want to live anymore. My fatigue was so extreme it felt like I was getting the flu. I felt helpless, I was so angry while driving one day after work I almost flipped my car. Than when i got home i was so embarrassed i cried so hard for hours i gave myself a migraine. Im currently feeling better now that I started bleeding, minus my debilitating cramps and heavy bleeding. But i would take physical discomfort over the mental anguish anyday. My heart goes out to all those that suffer with pmdd, you are not alone or crazy, you do not need to just tough it out. We need to push for awareness and more studies to be done. No one should have to live like this.
respect to everyone going through this, as a guy I relate to having depression/anxiety, and if you get it randomly during a period, oof gl to you
I was diagnosed with PMDD 7 years ago..never heard of it before then. Its made me a shell of who I once was…
My doctor mentioned I should look into it. It explains everything.
My almost left untreated PMDD almost cost me my relationship with my family and friends due to interpersonal conflicts every month. To be honest, my symptoms worsened as I got older. Its not easy fighting tooth and nail trying to control my anger when its that time of the month before I lose control. Like everything infuriates me and causing even more conflicts which I hate. I'm doing everything to keep the peace except it just backfires. Anyhow thank you for bringing awareness on PMDD and how it affects us.
So, I know it’s unrelated, but I could use a word of advice. Recently (a year ago) I got rid of a huge problem that was plaguing me my entire life, making me scheme and calculate every move and explaining the decisions I made, often having to lie about them in order not to get in trouble. The thing is, I feel like I have become complacent without all the stress that problem brought me. It’s like my brain is on cool-down, and I have never felt more unintelligent than I currently am, and I have recently confirmed that I indeed am less mentally capable than I was. It’s like the opposite of a burnout, but with same results.
When i was in class 10 th i started experiencing pmdd, at first i didn't understand wht was happening with me some days i had suicidal thoughts, mood swings, cramps (such bad cramps that i had to take leave for 2,3 days from my school, i used to cry easily for hours without knowing the reason.. This started affecting my studies & i completely left focus from my studies 🙆♀️, as the male teachers nor anyone would understand so i couldn't just explain them how physically & mentally I had been suffering,... .. I thought it's just period cramps some days but it was not... Now that i have finally understood myself & I'll try to get away from this... Trust mr pmdd is the worst guys... Please seek help
I feel like to little doctors actually know about PMDD. It's just exhausting.
Oddly I started lifting weights and eating well and drinking a lot less alcohol and my PMDD got WORSE.
I have 3 week episodes now..
and it’s been severely effecting my life and it sucks because I’ve been trying so hard to be happy and healthy and strong
I'm just sick of my body collecting every issue out there: PCOS, I had post partum issues, PMS, now I suspect PMDD because the PMS symptoms are getting more extreme. I was diagnosed with PTSD, an anxiety disorder, and major depression as well 🥴 I'm so tired of existing.
To be honest. I don't know what to do. I mean like I have all these, literally all these symptoms but I really don't know if it is PMDD or not and I am scared to tell this to anyone.😔
Tell your gynecologist 🙏🏼 or a doctor you trust
People now and days are not facing reality too well. People are now more scared and worried to the point that it caused them anxiety or being an introvert... I blamed social media and parenting. Anyway! How's everyone doing today?
I’m having it right now, panic attacks , and severe bloating. And other physical pain 😢
You guys thank you for sharing your experiences I felt so misunderstood and alone at this 😭I got diagnosed with it along side with PCOS and I got prescribed Yaz but I haven’t started bc I’m scared it might trigger it more or be worse but I’m gonna cave in and start experimenting with it bc these last few days are NOT IT. It’s been horrible it’s like I’m not myself I’ve been so anxious and scared that I’m not me it’s so weird and I had cry spells. I’m just wishing my period to start and the problem is when you’re experiencing PMDD you feel like you will not get better after the period and that makes me even more anxious ughhh
A huge help for my pmdd anxiety has been mindfulness meditation. I used the book 30 Days to Reduce Anxiety by Harper Daniels to deal with thoughts.
it's not just a week for some people sometimes you only get 4 days off it (im diagnosed with pmdd and take prostap injections)
So I’ve actually been diagnosed with PMDD for a few years now. I would like to also add that I have a rare genetic brain disorder that has made my brain asymmetrical. Basically, I have a lot of issues with comprehension, balance, I have ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, and I’m trying to get in for treatment For more testing to see what else has been preventing me from having a quality of life.
I have a lot of health problems and because of that I have been incredibly treatment resistant. I have basically tried every form of birth control all with incredibly serious side effects.
I add this in because one of the things that I have been suffering from for years is a very severe panic disorder that has just gotten worse overtime. I know exactly when I’m going to get my period because my anxiety is so intense that I have constant panic attacks That are so severe that I’ll actually pass out from them although I do also have hyper mobile EDS syndrome, but it makes it so bad that I’ve actually passed out almost exclusively the week before my period every single time I’ve passed out except for a few exceptions.
It is so bad that I have had three different gynecologist now recommended getting a full hysterectomy with my ovaries completely removed. Along with the genetic disorder that I only found out about recently. I’m actually considering doing it. After I got pregnant, my body basically decided to give up and I developed all these weird problems that I still have no cure for three years later. Basically I’m allergic to everything. At least that’s how I joke about it.
I am honestly not joking, though I walk outside my face and skin flares up so bad I get hives. I eat food. I have the same reaction. I have panic attacks. I get the same reaction and it’s been nonstop for three years.
I would say out of all the issues I have this one can end up being the most debilitating combined with the other issues. I have been hospitalized during this week. I think 16 or 17 different times my life. I actually do not remember because they were such severe mental breakdowns. For example the last one they had me on so many different mental medication’s that I don’t remember the entire two months I was on all of those medication‘s.
During the week before my period I have lost lots of friends, I’ve lost jobs. I’ve lost family members and I’ve actually been misdiagnosed because of it multiple times for a long time before I knew about my brain malformation. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I would only get mood swings the week before my period. It took them like 16 years to figure out that it wasn’t bipolar disorder, and it was literally my hormones just disagreeing with my body. I laugh every time I see that lady who talks about we don’t understand the female body. It is so true though.
We didn’t even do studies on females until 1993 and that’s why a lot of these issues are so prevalent because they are actually a lot more common than we think. They are just consistently misdiagnosed as something else most of the time anxiety or a mood disorder.
I just wanted to share my story because I know there are other women out there who go through what I have to go through and I want people to realize that it’s actually a lot more common than they think. I got my period when I was nine and I think I was diagnosed with PMDD, around 28 years old. That’s almost 2 decades of misdiagnosis and wondering why I was so broken.
I also wanted to add that I see a lot of different types of doctors because of my issues I have and the number one Doctor Who has refused to look into anything or help me even when I was pregnant was my OB/GYN. Basically women’s health is incredibly behind on research and Needs to be taken more seriously everyone is quick to call women hysterical before they even do any research and it hurts millions if not billions of women every single day.
Please try bone broth🙏🏻, try also fruits that are less acidic and check out if you allergic to foods with high histamines!, I’m not a professional but doing this has worked for me
So glad to see you guys cover this. I have it and I find it so odd that I never heard of it before I researched it myself to see what was going on with me during that time. More doctors and schools should talk about it 🫶🏼
Are y'all able to make a longer video about tips to manage or help a friend/ partner with pmdd
I know im not alone.😢❤ I hope we all who are suffering here in the comments support one another were strong we're still alive. I lose hope, but i breathe. Someone please advise me what else i can do. This is affecting my career, my goals, my life. Im already on antidepressants ive been let down by therapy, i do have my psychiatrist, what are some things i could do when i get pmdd, suicidal, i even took vitamin b6
How are you doing now?
I deffo have this; I’m actually taking Sertraline to help me feel relatively normal during those two weeks, as when I don’t take them, the week before my period reduces me to a non-functioning blob of flesh. With my tablets I just feel a little down for a while.
I found this video very interesting. I have a suggestion, however! Could you make a video about how having ADHD and OCD (simultaneously) can affect a person’s life? I personally have these two things, and knowing what little I do about each, I’m really confused about how I’m able to function when I have these two, very opposing disorders.